Arsene Wenger welcomes back Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Theo Walcott to the starting lineup after their injuries.

Bellerin and Monreal play either side of Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny who once again feature in the defence. That back four plays in front of Petr Cech who returns to the sticks after his absence in midweek.

In the midfield, Francis Coquelin retains his place and is joined by Granit Xhaka. The Swiss international has missed the last few matches with a suspension but will get his first taste of a North London Derby this afternoon.

In attack, Alex Iwobi and Mesut Özil start, as does Theo Walcott who returns after missing the last two matches through injury. Walcott will support Alexis Sanchez who returns to the starting forward role after playing out wide in midweek.